Still stuck in traffic : coping with peak-hour traffic congestion / Anthony Downs.
| Author/creator | Downs, Anthony |
| Other author | Downs, Anthony |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2004. |
| Description | xi, 455 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | James A. Johnson metro series James A. Johnson metro series. ^A592368 |
| Contents | Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The benefits of peak-hour traffic congestion -- How bad is traffic congestion? -- Causes of recent increases in peak-hour traffic congestion -- Incidents and accidents as causes of congestion -- Strategies for reducing congestion and four basic principles of traffic -- Reducing incident-caused congestion -- Increasing road-carrying capacity -- Creating more public transit capacity -- Peak-hour and other road pricing -- Demand-side behavioral tactics -- Remedies that increase densities -- Changing the jobs-housing balance -- Concentrating jobs in large clusters -- Local growth management policies -- Traffic congestion around the world -- Regional anticongestion policies -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendixes: A. The dynamics of traffic congestion. B. Graphic analysis of peak-hour road pricing. C. Translating gross residential densities into net residential densities. D.A spatial model for simulating changes. E. Clustering high-density housing near transit stops -- Notes -- Index. |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: Stuck in traffic. 1992. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004004190 |
| ISBN | 0815719299 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HE355.3 .C64 D69 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |